Sergei Eisenstein and Upton Sinclair The Making and Unmaking of "Que Viva Mexico!"

• Other Authors: Gottesman, Ronald (Editor), Geduld, Harry M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Indiana University Press 1970
• Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Film history, theory & criticism
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This fascinating study presents for the first time the full story of Eisenstein's disastrous attempt to make a great film in Mexico, a motion picture "symphony" of Mexican life, history, culture, and the perpetual Mexican fiesta of death. It clarifies the relationship between Eisenste...